The open access portion of JSTOR provides literally thousands of articles, book chapters, documents, and primary sources on this movement ranging from newspapers to scholarly journals.
Archive for Open Access
Thousands of Open Access Resources on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
OCLC has created a list of over 7,000 open access items from books and journal articles focusing on him.
Scholarly, Open Access Resources on African American Studies
The open access portion of Project MUSE has hundreds of books, chapters, articles, and book reviews from numerous academic publishers. JSTOR also has open access material, including primary sources and images, on this topic from scholastic publishers/institutions. The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) contains almost 80,000 full-text monographs on a wide variety of subjects, among them African American culture, literature, and history.
Open Access, Scholarly Books on Women
Hundreds of peer-reviewed titles, many from highly-regarded academic presses, are available online at Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). Another worthy site is OAPEN that has numerous monographs on women as well, ranging from literary theory to sociology.
Open Access Feminist Journals
Here is a good collection of them, covering disparate disciplines and interests.
Weather Nerds, Rejoice!
I count myself in this group. If, when you are watching the Weather Channel, you encounter a word or phrase you are not familiar with, then peruse the Glossary of Meteorology produced by the American Meteorological Society; it contains thousands of definitions enhanced by graphics, links, and references to open full text material.
As if that is not enough, the AMS also offers free access to the following: its annual review, State of the Climate; numerous open articles from its Journals Online feature; entry into its Special Collections site that focuses on thematic topics; and the ability to read other publications as outlined here.
Boundaries of the Roman Empire
Limes is the term used to denote the frontier boundaries of the far-flung Roman Empire. A series of short, illustrated works – Frontiers of the Roman Empire – have been issued to examine these bygone limiters. Each volume explores the methods of construction, the remnants of forts, ditches, roads, military installations, watchtowers, and other artifacts associated with military life on the frontier. So far, eight volumes in the collection are open access with more to follow.
Also, please consult Frontiers of the Roman Empire that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It has maps, documents, and a quite lengthy description.
Another volumes that will prove of interest is the recently (2022) published collection – Roman Frontier Archaeology in Britain and Beyond: Papers in Honour of Paul Bridwell.
“Black Sea Studies”
This series is an open access collection of monographs, the vast majority in English, that center around the ancient history/archaeology of the Black Sea region. Because of current events, these tomes provide insight into such areas as Crimea with featured authors hailing from various countries, including Ukraine.
Open Access Books at the Library of Congress
“All of these books have been made available for download on the Library’s website in keeping with the intent of their creators and publishers, which chose to publish these works under open access licenses to allow the broadest possible access and reuse. All books added to the collection go through a selection process whereby subject matter experts determine which works are in scope based on the Library’s Collections Policy Statements.” (About this Collection) More than 3700 titles are available in this growing collection that reflects the breadth and depth of this library’s holdings.
Open Access Books for Women’s History Month
Dozens of recently published scholarly monographs are available courtesy of Project Muse; JSTOR also has open access titles of interest from various publishers and university presses.
Access to Over 210,000,000 Open Access Items
CORE aggregates millions of open access items from an indefinite number of disciplines from thousands of repositories worldwide. Book reviews, peer-reviewed articles, dissertations, theses, papers, book chapters are all retrieved using this service; numerous filters allow one to drill down to a more specific level. Well worth a look.
Nine Open Access Collections Honoring Black History Month
Curated by ArtStor, these freely accessible collections provide a wide variety of material: Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers from Cornell; Tuskegee University Archives: The Chapel Collection that contains civil rights speeches from 1957 -1971; First Blacks in America from City College among others.
PubMed Central Houses Over 100,000 Open Access Articles on COVID-19
PMC now provides a portal to freely-accessible articles from more than fifty major publishers, including the American Chemical Society, Elsevier, and Cambridge University Press that involve research into COVID-19. Articles appear from around the world, examining trends, vaccine development, past outbreaks of coroviruses, and other related areas of investigation.
Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library Blog 